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ANIMAL RELEASING DEVICE. v No. 385,077. Patented June 26, 1888.

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JOHN DEAN SULLIVAN AND CHARLES A. SULLIVAN, OF WINDSOR,

ONTARIO, CANADA.

ANIMAL-RELEASING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,077, dated June 26, 1888. Application filed March 20, 1888. Serial No. 267,831. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we, J OHN DEAN SULLIVAN and CHARLES ALBERT SULLIVAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Windsor, in the county of Essex and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-Releasing Devices, of which the following is a specificatiomreference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This improvement relates to that class of releasing devices by which anumber of horses may be simultaneously released from their stalls by a person outside of the stable or in the office; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and com bination of parts,hereinafter more particularly described, and then definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a stable with the front wall removed and provided with myimprovement, and Fig. 2 a detail of part of the releasing device, also in perspective, which will be hereainfter more fully explained.

projects through the wall of the stable and has depending from it a wire or rope, J, having'a ring, K, on its end. With this arrange. ment of parts it is obvious that whenever the rope J is pulled motion will be given to all the elbow-levers and the pins thus raised out of the brackets, so that if the halters of a number of horses-are held in the brackets by the pins they will be simultaneously liberated. It may happen, however, owing to the proximity of the fire to the doorway, or other reason, that the horses will not leave their stalls, and we therefore provide a means for leading the horses away.

The halter or other head-gear of each horse is provided with a ring, Z, through which the pin D is passed to fasten the horse to the bracket 0, and to this ring is secured a rope, M, which passes up tothe ceiling and is there held by a staple, N, or a series of staples, and out to the doorway. These staples are not driven in tight, but only just sufficiently to hold the weight of the rope, so thata tolerable easy pull will draw out the staples, and then when the horse is liberated by pulling out the pin D it can be readily led out by means of the rope M. We have shown but one horse provided with this arrangement; but

number of horses be simultaneously released from their stalls, but that they may also be led out in case they should be frightened so much as not to voluntarily leave their stalls.

WVhile we have referred to wire cords for the connections between the different parts, it is evident that ordinary wire or rope,chains,or leather straps may be used,and we should consider either of these as the equivalents of the rope referred to in the following claim.

WVe are aware that it has been proposed to unbolt a series of doors by the use of a series of elbow-levers arranged somewhat like ours, and make no claim to such a device, broadly.

We deem it important that the supports N O for the cord M be independent of the cord, so that as the cord is pulled the staples are released and fall to the floor, whereas if said supports consisted of rings or the like attached to the cord, as has been proposed, they would be liable to beco me caught or entangled on the hooks or nails, while by our construction the supports are cleared of the cord as soon as the latter is pulled. Besides, the simplicity of the arrangement allows of the unskilled readily and easily putting the device in place.

What we claim as new is- The combination of a plurality of brackets, O, a plurality of pins, D, one for each bracket, a ring held in each bracket by the pin therein, an elbow-lever connected with each pin, and a cord connecting all the levers for drawing the pins, with a cord, M, connected with one of the rings, and a detachable support attached to the building and embracing and holding said cord M, but disconnected therefrom, In testimony whereof we affix our signatures whereby when the pins are drawn the rings inpresence of two witnesses.

are released from the brackets and are free to JOHN DEAN SULLIVAN.

be drawn out by said cord M, and the drawing CHARLES A. SULLIVAN. 5 of the cord withdraws the supports and re- Witnesses:

moves them from engagement with the cord, JOHN TURK,

substantially as described. 1 THOS. ERNEST. 

